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Odd Fellows lodges were first documented in 1730 in England from which many organizations emerged. While several unofficial Odd Fellows lodges had existed in New York City sometime in the period 1806 to 1818, the American Odd Fellows is regarded as being founded with Washington Lodge No 1 in Baltimore at the Seven Stars Tavern on April 26, 1819, by Thomas Wildey along with some associates who ...
The Oddfellows had spread to America in the late 18th century, and several unofficial lodges existed in New York City; but American Odd Fellowship is regarded as being founded in Baltimore in 1819, by Thomas Wildey, and the following year affiliated with the Manchester Unity. [5] [6]
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American Jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows in the United States, Jamaica, Canada, South America, and other locations. Since its founding in 1843, its membership has principally included African Americans , due to their being discriminated against in most other fraternal ...
Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows when referencing the Grand United Order of Oddfellows or some British-based fraternities; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship [1]) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London.
The building served historically as a meeting hall [1] for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It is one of the few remaining examples of a large number of Richardsonian Romanesque commercial buildings erected in Salt Lake City during an 1889–1893 building boom. [2] It was listed on the NRHP November 7, 1977. [1]
Odd Fellows Cemetery Plot (of Mount Hope Cemetery) about 1900: Along Sanborn Avenue Ashland, Wisconsin: The Odd Fellows Section, located near the center of Mount Hope Cemetery Odd Fellows Cemetery 1890 3640 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023 Los Angeles, CA In the Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows originally limited membership to white men only, as was typical at the time; the Rebekahs began as the female auxiliary of the IOOF. [1] Initially, only relatives such as wives or daughters of IOOF members were admitted as members. Currently, both the IOOF and the Rebekahs admit both female and male members. [2]
Media in category "Independent Order of Odd Fellows" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Seal of the Souvereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.jpg 317 × 314; 35 KB